Bishop v. Chicago Junction Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Appellate Court for the First Districtheard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
Defendant in error, as administrator of the estate of James J. Morrissey, deceased, filed suit in the superior court of Cook county against the plaintiff in error and the Michigan Central Railway Company for damages by reason of the alleged wrongful death of Morrissey. The declaration charged that Morrissey was fatally injured June 24, 1914, while employed as a switchman for plaintiff in error. The declaration also averred that the deceased and his employer and the Michigan Central Railway Company were engaged in inter-State commerce; that Morrissey, while in the exercise of ordinary care,…
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